Delilah gone from My 102.5

[CrazeeCarroll1]

Listening to MY over the iheart radio stream they sound like they have their music pitched up also... Never knew they had done that... So far this morning they sound pretty good, but I will keep listening to see how they sound... CC

 

[awp69]

The Mediabase list includes songs that the Premium Choice playlist that they run late nights plays, which is the Fun, Gotye, Outasight, etc. type stuff that they don't play during the day.

This isn't always extremely accurate, but http://www.yes.com/#WMYI is a good site with a music log (everything on there is an hour behind, though, lol).

Ok. Well, still glad to see the new daytime adds, but it would have been nice to see some slightly more "cutting edge" groups like Fun. and Gotye get some daytime airplay. Even though the singles by both groups have been pretty big CHR hits, guess MY may still consider them too risky for whatever reason.

They still do need to figure out the 80s/90s/2000s stuff, in addition to the new adds. Still don't like the fact that they played Michael Jackson this morning but yet played Panic! At The Disco. We'll see. At least today's new adds gives some hope that they'll get their act together.

 

[carolinaradio]

The Mediabase list includes songs that the Premium Choice playlist that they run late nights plays, which is the Fun, Gotye, Outasight, etc. type stuff that they don't play during the day.

This isn't always extremely accurate, but http://www.yes.com/#WMYI is a good site with a music log (everything on there is an hour behind, though, lol).

Ok. Well, still glad to see the new daytime adds, but it would have been nice to see some slightly more "cutting edge" groups like Fun. and Gotye get some daytime airplay. Even though the singles by both groups have been pretty big CHR hits, guess MY may still consider them too risky for whatever reason.

They still do need to figure out the 80s/90s/2000s stuff, in addition to the new adds. Still don't like the fact that they played Michael Jackson this morning but yet played Panic! At The Disco. We'll see. At least today's new adds gives some hope that they'll get their act together.

They've also added "Paradise" by Coldplay.
I remember back when they started they played stuff like Florence & The Machine (that was back when they played a lot of 70s), so maybe back then they would've played something like Fun. or Goyte (not sure if they've "been around" long enough, though)

I still think I'm hearing less 80s and even less 90s.

Carroll: they've been pitching since the summer...processing has quite a bit of punch, as well.

 

[CrazeeCarroll1]

Other then the traditional pass through visiting SC I would not get to listen very long, but I remember back in the late 80's and 90's My was one of the best sounding processed stations there was... Not sure about now though... I am sure if they are or were or depends on the day you listen pitched up their music to make WSPA sound slow and sleepy... JMO... CC

 

[carolinaradio]

They're playing Fun. - We Are Young as I type this!

WMYI always had pretty mellow processing as mainstream AC, but the day they switched, they immediately punched it up. I like it. WSPA has always been poorly processed, IMO, along with the other Entercom stations - I've always thought WSPA had a "harsh" sound for AC.

 

[CrazeeCarroll1]

I remember when SPA changed up the processing... They had it set just like B93.7 had theirs set... Way to harsh and way to over processed... Dunno if they did not think they could be heard, but it was bad bad bad... Would have been great processing for the stuff The Planet plays, but not AC... As for Fun's We are Young atleast you guys are hearing it... Unless I jam it through Spotify None of the cumulus stations plays it here or the Maveric Media stations for that matter...

 

[awp69]

I still think I'm hearing less 80s and even less 90s. 

I agree that there seems to be less, but when they do play them -- especially in the 80s bracket -- they still tend to fudge it with some softer ones that stick out. I certainly don't mind 80s and 90s but if you're at least leaning Hot AC, it would be nice to stick with the more upbeat tracks.

Glad you heard Fun. and, yeah, I heard Coldplay's "Paradise" as well (think that's a few singles behind, but still good to hear it). A good day for MY. Let's hope the trend keeps up.

 

[awp69]

I certainly don't mind 80s and 90s but if you're at least leaning Hot AC, it would be nice to stick with the more upbeat tracks.

Wanted to qualify that statement and note that even some upbeat tracks from the 80s still don't belong. I have relatives now in their 60s and 70s who were big Michael Jackson fans back in the Thriller days. Don't think that's the audience they should be shooting for.

 

[ATOMO]

...Coulda heard those songs starting 3 weeks ago on 103-3 Spin FM....jus' sayin...

 

[carolinaradio]

I remember when SPA changed up the processing... They had it set just like B93.7 had theirs set... Way to harsh and way to over processed... Dunno if they did not think they could be heard, but it was bad bad bad... Would have been great processing for the stuff The Planet plays, but not AC... As for Fun's We are Young atleast you guys are hearing it... Unless I jam it through Spotify None of the cumulus stations plays it here or the Maveric Media stations for that matter...

'SPA's is too cranked. It's very close or identical to 'FBC's, IMO. It sounds like a ton of noise. They've sounded that way since I've been around here. Their processing should sound more like MY's did before they changed it in the summer.
The worst in the Entercom stable, though, is 93.3 The Planet - talk about noise - it's awful! Definitely the worst in the market and it's been that way for ages. I thought Entercom would've fixed it when they bought it, but they never did.

I certainly don't mind 80s and 90s but if you're at least leaning Hot AC, it would be nice to stick with the more upbeat tracks.

Wanted to qualify that statement and note that even some upbeat tracks from the 80s still don't belong. I have relatives now in their 60s and 70s who were big Michael Jackson fans back in the Thriller days. Don't think that's the audience they should be shooting for.

Yeah, I agree, but a lot of Michael Jackson's hits are popular with just as many younger people, though. At least the one they played was rather upbeat ("Wanna Be Startin' Something" was the song, I think). The Bonnie Tyler, Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt (none of which I've heard today) stuff needs to be left to other gold based formats, IMO. I'd stick with 80s new wave and rock.

 

[awp69]

...Coulda heard those songs starting 3 weeks ago on 103-3 Spin FM....jus' sayin...

Don't worry. I've been checking out Spin as well. I'd probably listen to it more if the night time format was 24/7 -- although you get a little too rhythmic for me as you get later.

 

[ATOMO]

Thanks for Spinnin' awp69 when you do! Incidentally, that was true early on - but now 103-3 Spin FM is living in the Mainstream CHR (w/ a dash of Hot AC) world almost entirely and leaving the rhythmic to fine folks at Hot. Also, check us out one Saturday... On most all day Saturday's (Mid-10a / 2p-10:30p). Spin in the sunshine.

Regarding MY - you're never going to be happy as long as you keep trying to pigeon-hole MYI into the Hot AC world. It's just not what they're trying to do. Although, I'm certain they want to crowd that side and own it best they can, they really need that jewel to remain mass appeal and office friendly....yet 'fresh' compared to where they were. I think a better approach for them would be to sprinkle in appropriate Triple A tracks vs. chr - 'hot' AC tracks. It's female cereal....they'd eat it up with a spoon. It was one of several different station plans I proposed for 96-7 once I knew the Buzzard was to be slaughtered. 96-7 The Bridge ... it would have been a nice pairing with a mainstream MY. The logo would have had the Liberty Bridge at Falls Park as a setting. Oh well, unemployment for me and Shine for them ended up being the winning idea. Touché.

 

[carolinaradio]

I'm quite aware that MY's not full Hot AC (they still report as AC) however, their current sound aligns more closely to that than mainstream AC. If they keep up with at least the pace they are now, I'm fine with what they do. The sound they have right now is a decent combination of the current AC/Hot AC charts. However, the playlist needs to be adjusted accordingly as the charts move...that's what gets frusturating about it - current hits need to be rotated in and out accordingly, even if you're not HAC. Going 2 months without updating a station like this is just bad, IMO. Mainstream AC's aren't that slow. I think the changes that have been made this week, though, are a change in the right direction.
I hear quite a few songs on there that aren't "office friendly" - I wonder if they've lost many at-work listeners....it's far from the traditional background music it once was. Magic has that title now.

I wonder if the tweaks at MY have to do with the fact that WI12 phase II is ending.

 

[awp69]

I hear quite a few songs on there that aren't "office friendly" - I wonder if they've lost many at-work listeners....it's far from the traditional background music it once was.  Magic has that title now.

Yes, even though they still play stuff that wouldn't be considered Hot AC -- like the REO Speedwagon track I heard this morning -- they also sprinkle in some surprisingly aggressive music that wouldn't be office friendly. Just this morning they also played Alanis Morrissette's "You Ought To Know" and Marcy Playground's "Sex & Candy". They also have played the aforementioned GnR and groups like The Killers. While these were mainstream hits, they still are on the spicer side of things when it comes to "AC"/office music.

While the new adds are a good sign, when listening to them for lengthier stretches of time (I listened to them in the office for a good chunk of yesterday), they still have a nagging feeling of the blahs and don't seem to be spinning the new adds as often as they should be. For instance, when they first switched, they played Pink to death. Then, thankfully, she still was being played but not nearly as much. Yesterday, I think I heard Pink like 5 times in 2 hours (wasn't tracking but seemed about that length).

I know,  I'm more inclined to want to hear what I want to hear, and they are generally going after a more female leaning audience. But sometimes it's a little overkill that actually makes them seem more stale (I would think even with a female audience).

 

[carolinaradio]

I heard "Gives You Hell" followed by "Party Rock Anthem" this morning - I'm not sure how many businesses would run that as background music....wouldn't bother me, but then again, I don't know how well of a representative I am of typical background music tastes. I'm OK with REO Speedwagon in this case, because there's no denying it fits in better than Stevie Nicks or Bonnie Tyler.

This station reminds me so much of sister station WNIC/Detroit - WNIC reports as Hot AC but they still play Michael Jackson, REO Speedwagon, etc. Conservative. They are a little better with new stuff. WNIC was very similar to WMYI in the past - aging, heritage Mainstream AC, now trying to re-invent itself.

Overkill is fine while a song's a hit, as long as it's not for very long. It's when these songs become yesterday's news ("Moves Like Jagger", "Perfect", Adele, etc) that the overkill becomes a problem. I agree that they don't play the new stuff nearly as much as I would like, but if the strategy is to not play a lot of new music, there's nothing I can do, however, hopefully they'll keep up with new stuff more and not play these songs to death for so long ("Moves Like Jagger"). It's nice to hear some different songs played to death on there. I like the new one from Train.

 

[awp69]

It's nice to hear some different songs played to death on there.  I like the new one from Train.

Can't disagree there. And, surprisingly, I don't think I've heard "Moves Like Jagger" the past couple of days. I like the new Train track as well.

While I did hear Fun. a few times, I still haven't heard Gotye during the day. Not that that surprises me all that much, but it's ironic because I HAVE heard a promo several times on WMYI where they talk a little about Gotye and have a little snippet from their lead singer, and say to learn more about the band go to WMYI.com.

 

[carolinaradio]

I know I come across on here as quite critical on these boards, so I believe I should give credit where it is do. I've been listening to MY this morning and am impressed. This is a sound I could live with. I haven't heard any 80s, no slow 90s and have liked the music mix....not bad at all and much "fresher" sounding than last week.

 

[awp69]

I know I come across on here as quite critical on these boards, so I believe I should give credit where it is do.  I've been listening to MY this morning and am impressed.  This is a sound I could live with.  I haven't heard any 80s, no slow 90s and have liked the music mix....not bad at all and much "fresher" sounding than last week.

Decided to listen for a while this morning and have to agree they seem to be getting better. I too haven't heard any 80s (and I don't mind 80s but agree with you're earlier comment that they should stick with new wave/rock from the 80s when they do play them).

That said, I think every time I've said that they are sounding better, I think I'm some kind of jinx because it never seems to last. Hopefully, they'll continue in this direction and continue to step up the new adds as well.

EDIT: Well, of course, just after I posted this, they play an 80s song. Bon Jovi, though, so at least upbeat so nothing that doesn't sound out of place.

 

[Scooter Lesley]

Grown men(?), discussing repetitively,...MY 102. Newsflash: It's a "Chick Station"! Tube-top Rock for Bowlegg-id Cougars!
That format, as bad as it is, is only aired to satisfy those that sit down to pee! It might pinch a little in the world of office listening, but for commercial radio, that is a battle that they can no longer win. Satellite radio has won that, and the ground can't be reclaimed. Offices purchase Sat radio to get what they want overhead, without the commercials, and they can write it off their taxes as an "Entertainment expense". Most members of the Think Tank, have already filleted this fish, at an earlier fry session. MY 102 made the format flip knowing that office listening was "Over"! They made one smart move, but have yet to register smart move #2. Since, cash flow is CC's apparent sickness, (in their defense) maybe smart move #2 can't be made. The correct chess moves should've been: #1 Format flip, #2 with Air Talent on standby, and #3 a Promotional campain in the hopper. Lauch it all, two weeks before the Fall book was to start...turning up the heat daily!

 

[awp69]

Grown men(?), discussing repetitively,...MY 102.  Newsflash: It's a "Chick Station"!  Tube-top Rock for Bowlegg-id Cougars!
That format, as bad as it is, is only aired to satisfy those that sit down to pee!  

While that may be true, unless some other station comes in to fill the void (and there IS a void), there isn't a whole lot else for "grown men" around here. Yes, Chuck is good, but if you want to hear anything new in the pop/rock world that's decent (and I say "decent" because the Planet plays just about anything but), then it's either this or B93.7. If you like country, well, then I guess you may be satisfied.

I would imagine there's other male listeners in the same boat, unfortunately. As I metioned in the Best Radio Market thread, Greenville is pretty embarrassing compared to Charleston or even Columbia. This market is begging for a decent rock station. And yet, the radio gods just must not have much pity for us.

And so, this will stay on my presets despite it's female "target" audience.